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In the Pipeline spotlight this month, Misseri Studio/Sony Creative Products co-pro Mofy
pioneers stop-motion animation that crafts characters and scenes solely from cotton wool
Special
Reports
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Atlantyca
acquires pubco
Dreamfarm
8 February/March 2011
Toy Fair 74
The US retail landscape is changing and it might
not be so bad for the toy industry. Analysts weigh in.
Aardman amps
up Canimals’
tween appeal
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Meet our
Muse of
the Month
Cover Our editorial cover features one of Spin Master’s cute Zoobles—the wee toy that’s tearing up the sales charts
right now. International and event copies, meanwhile, sport an ad for Chorion’s new CGI preschool series The Octonauts.
Startup
FunGoPlay
courts sports
February/March 2011
moves 23
Check out the top-five things
on Kidscreen’s radar this month
How I Did It—Nick president Cyma
Zarghami talks career influences
tv 33
Why preschool broadcasters
are getting more emotional
TuningIn—Takes a look at
Cartoon Network’s US revamp
consumer products 53
It’s a matter of compliance...and trust
when it comes to product integrity
NowTrending—How Silly
Bandz plans to stretch its appeal
kid insight 65
Nickelodeon delves into
new patterns of play
Cool or Not? The Hub vs. Nick
interactive 69
GeoFreakz crosses MMOG,
TV and geocaching platforms
TechWatch—WaviXtion,
mouse killer?
FirstTake 87
Our bi-annual kids film chart delivering Hollywood
highlights and their licensing and promo plans thru 2013.
Tiny collectibles
have big impact
on toy sales